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Posted 31 January 2023

Final Budget Review Meeting Tonight

Tonight city administration will present its plans on how to implement a balanced 2023 budget after being given a daunting task of a lower levy increase than recommended along with money being added back into the capital budget. When the budget was first presented in early January a recommended...

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Posted 31 January 2023

Economy Grew Slightly In November: StatCan

Canada’s economy saw slight growth again in November, according to new figures from Statistics Canada. Real GDP grew 0.1 per cent, similar to what the nation’s economy saw in the previous five months. Growth in services-producing industries was partially offset by a decline in goods-producing...

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Posted 31 January 2023

BC Decriminalizes Hard Drugs In Small Amounts

It’s a first in Canada that hard drugs have been decriminalized, with the caveat being it only applies to small amounts of hard drugs like cocaine and heroin. As of Jan. 31, 2023, adults will be legally allowed to have up to 2.5 grams of drugs on their person without consequence. At 2.5 grams,...

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Posted 31 January 2023

BC Decriminalizes Hard Drugs In Small Amounts

It’s a first in Canada that hard drugs have been decriminalized, with the caveat being it only applies to small amounts of hard drugs like cocaine and heroin. As of Jan. 31, 2023, adults will be legally allowed to have up to 2.5 grams of drugs on their person without consequence. At 2.5 grams,...

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Posted 31 January 2023

Economy Grew Slightly In November: StatCan

Canada’s economy saw slight growth again in November, according to new figures from Statistics Canada. Real GDP grew 0.1 per cent, similar to what the nation’s economy saw in the previous five months. Growth in services-producing industries was partially offset by a decline in goods-producing...

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Posted 31 January 2023

Woodlands Workers Support New Deal

More than 75% of the 400 members of United Steelworkers 1-2010 woodlands workers have voted in favour of a new Memorandum of Agreement with Resolute Forest Products and Ontario Woodlands. The four year deal will see the following: 23% wage increase over the life of the agreement implementation...

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Posted 31 January 2023

Woodlands Workers Support New Deal

More than 75% of the 400 members of United Steelworkers 1-2010 woodlands workers have voted in favour of a new Memorandum of Agreement with Resolute Forest Products and Ontario Woodlands. The four year deal will see the following: 23% wage increase over the life of the agreement implementation...

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Posted 31 January 2023

Sioux Lookout OPP Arrest Three In Two Impaired Driving Calls

Within the span of one hour on January 25th, Ontario Provincial Police in Sioux Lookout responded to two separate calls of impaired drivers. The first incident occurred after 11 p.m. and resulted in a 38 year old man from Weagamow Lake First Nation being charged with: Operation while Impaired...

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Posted 31 January 2023

Sioux Lookout OPP Arrest Three In Two Impaired Driving Calls

Within the span of one hour on January 25th, Ontario Provincial Police in Sioux Lookout responded to two separate calls of impaired drivers. The first incident occurred after 11 p.m. and resulted in a 38 year old man from Weagamow Lake First Nation being charged with: Operation while Impaired...

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Posted 30 January 2023

Three Arrested In Joint Police Operation

A joint operation led by the Ontario Provincial Police, in partnership with the Nishnawbe Aski Police and Anishinabek Police, has yielded charges against two men from the G-T-A and one from Quebec, stemming from an investigation which started last October. On January 19th officers from all three...

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